---
title: containingRegion
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/locale/region-swift.struct/containingregion
---

# containingRegion

The region that contains this region, if any.

## Declaration

```swift
var containingRegion: Locale.Region? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The following example shows how to look up the containing region for the US region. let usRegion = Locale.Region("US") let containingRegion = usRegion.containingRegion //Identifier "021": Northern America

## See Also

### Examining region properties

- [identifier](foundation/locale/region-swift.struct/identifier.md)
- [continent](foundation/locale/region-swift.struct/continent.md)
- [isISORegion](foundation/locale/region-swift.struct/isisoregion.md)
- [subRegions](foundation/locale/region-swift.struct/subregions.md)